1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 47th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 15 May 1961. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the Faema team.

1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Race details
Dates	15 May 1961
Stages	1
Distance	251[1] km (156.0 mi)
Winning time	6h 44' 34"
Results
Winner  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Faema)   Second  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Dunlop)   Third  Armand Desmet (BEL) (Faema)
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General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Rik Van Looy (BEL) Faema 6h 44' 34" 2  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Dunlop + 0" 3  Armand Desmet (BEL) Faema + 0" 4  Piet van Est (NED) Faema + 42" 5  Guillaume Van Tongerloo (BEL) Faema + 42" 6  Emile Daems (BEL) Philco + 42" 7  Pierre Ruby (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Dunlop + 42" 8  Luis Otaño (ESP) Licor 43 + 42" 9  Alfons Hermans (BEL) Dr. Mann + 42" 10  Jef Planckaert (BEL) Wiel's–Flandria + 42"